"Health of the Mother?"
John McCain said during the debate that the "health of the mother [air quotes] ... is the extreme pro-abortion position." Really? I've been through an abortion due to a cornual pregnancy. I was...
View ArticleHow to be a natural born American citizen (updated)
Update: I stand corrected - it's natural born, not native-born. You are a native-born American citizen if at least one of your parents is native-born. Period. It doesn't matter where you are born. I...
View ArticleIf the Stupid Amendment was the law in 1991, I'd be dead (updated)
If the Stupid Amendment (yes, I insist on calling it that) had been the law in 1991, I would have died from a cornual pregnancy because I wouldn't have been able to prove with certainty that I would...
View ArticleWhy the US-Mexican border wall is East Germany's wall
I've been meaning to post this diary for months, but Joe Miller's insane comments about East Germany have prompted me to share my story of East Berlin.
View ArticleWhy The Reason Rally is Important in Defeating the War on Women
The Reason Rally is a free gathering and celebration of secular activists on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. this Saturday, March 24. Why is this important to women? Because these activists have...
View ArticleProof that Wayne LaPierre is unhinged
Back in the 90s, I worked for a major accounting firm, managing a group of consultants. The NRA was an audit client, and they asked us for some IT help. I sent one of my staff (an NRA member) to do the...
View Article"Health of the Mother?" redux
I originally wrote this diary after John McCain's comments during the 2008 election debates. After reading and watching the commentary on the "rape insurance" Michigan law, I thought my diary should be...
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Millennial Voter Suppression - Virginia Style
So my sweet, beautiful 20-something daughter came home from work to her townhouse in Arlington, VA and got this in the mail: Of course, she posted it on Facebook with this sweet comment: "umm" and the...
View Article"Natural Born" Citizen, one more explanation
I cannot believe how many people still do not understand the definition of "Natural Born" citizen. If you have ONE adult parent who is American, you are "Natural Born," no matter where you are born on...
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